Grant Lynde

Dr. Grant Lynde is an Anesthesiologist at Emory University Hospital. His interests are both in Obstetric Anesthesiology and in Process Improvement. As a Six Sigma Black Belt, Dr. Lynde directs a variety of projects improving the patient care experience and decreasing waste in the healthcare system. Dr. Lynde's research interests involve the use of big data to identify pre- and intra-operative patient factors that lead to improved postoperative outcomes.!

Education

Degrees

• MBA from Emory University, Goizueta Business School
• MD from University of Pittsburgh
• BS from Birmingham-Southern College

Companies

• Vice Chair, Quality Improvement, Department of Anesthesiology Emory University School of Medicine (2019)
• Affiliated Professor of Business Administration Emory University - Goizueta Business School (2017)
• Associate Professor Emory University School of Medicine (2016)
• Chief, Division of Practice and Process Improvement, Department of Anesthesiology Emory University School of Medicine (2016 — 2019)
• Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of OB Anesthesiology Emory University School of Medicine (2010 — 2016)
• Director of Process Improvement, Dept of Anesthesiology Emory University School of Medicine (2014 — 2016)
• Anesthesiologist Grant Lynde MD PA (2006 — 2010)
• Anesthesiologist US Army (2002 — 2005)
• Anesthesia Resident US Army - Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1999 — 2002)

Publications

• Automated and Rapid Feedback Tool Improves Perioperative Wound Infection Rates and Antibiotic Compliance
  Volume: 233 Page(s): S126 - S127
  11/01/2021 Authors: Falconer E; Sharma J; Sweeney JF; Lynde G
  
• Anatomy of a successful stewardship intervention: Improving perioperative prescribing in penicillin-allergic patients.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Page(s): 1 - 7
  08/16/2021 Authors: Sexton ME; Kuruvilla ME; Wolf FA; Lynde GC; Wiley Z
  
• The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Coronavirus Disease 2019 Registry: An Analysis of Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Delivering During the Initial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Outbreak in the United States.
  Anesth Analg Volume: 133 Page(s): 462 - 473
  08/01/2021 Authors: Katz D; Bateman BT; Kjaer K; Turner DP; Spence NZ; Habib AS; George RB; Toledano RD; Grant G; Madden HE
  
• Approach to Perioperative Anaphylaxis in 2020: Updates in Diagnosis and Management.
  Curr Allergy Asthma Rep Volume: 21 Page(s): 4
  01/06/2021 Authors: Kalangara J; Vanijcharoenkarn K; Lynde GC; McIntosh N; Kuruvilla M
  
• Development of a Novel Preoperative Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Model.
  Am Surg Volume: 86 Page(s): 1098 - 1105
  09/01/2020 Authors: Mlaver E; Lynde GC; Gallion C; Sweeney JF; Sharma J
  
• Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intubation Teams.
  A A Pract Volume: 14 Page(s): e01263
  06/01/2020 Authors: Patel GP; Collins JS; Sullivan CL; Winters BD; Pustavoitau A; Margulies SS; Lynde GC
  
• The Human-Machine Interface in Anesthesiology: Corollaries and Lessons Learned From Aviation and Crewed Spaceflight.
  Anesth Analg Volume: 130 Page(s): 1255 - 1260
  05/01/2020 Authors: Jabaley CS; Lynde GC; Caridi-Scheible ME; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  
• A Streamlined Approach to Optimize Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in the Setting of Penicillin Allergy Labels.
  J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract Volume: 8 Page(s): 1316 - 1322
  04/01/2020 Authors: Kuruvilla M; Sexton M; Wiley Z; Langfitt T; Lynde GC; Wolf F
  
• Chronic Atypical Antipsychotic Use Is Associated With Reduced Need for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Rescue in the Postanesthesia Care Unit: A Propensity-Matched Retrospective Observational Study.
  Anesth Analg Volume: 130 Page(s): 141 - 150
  01/01/2020 Authors: Jabaley CS; Gray DW; Budhrani GS; Lynde GC; Adamopoulos P; Easton GS; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  
• Lack of association between intraoperative handoff of care and postoperative complications: a retrospective observational study.
  BMC Anesthesiol Volume: 19 Page(s): 182
  10/15/2019 Authors: O'Reilly-Shah VN; Melanson VG; Sullivan CL; Jabaley CS; Lynde GC